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I Want Her to go Nuts

发布时间：2012-02-29 编辑：查字典英语网小编

Mrs. Flinders decided to have her portrait painted. She told the artist, "Paint me with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets and a ruby pendant."

"But you're not wearing any of those things."

"I know," said Mrs. Flinders." It's in case I should die before my husband. I'm sure he'd remarry right away, and I want her to go nuts looking for the jewelry."

Notes:

(1) to have her portrait painted让人给她画像 to have sth done.要（让）别人做某事

(2) portrait n.肖像

(3) earring n. 耳环

(4) emerald n.祖母绿

(5) bracelets n.手镯

(6) ruby n.红宝石

(7) pendant n.垂环

(8) go nuts = go mad发疯

Exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

① Mrs. Flinders decide to paint a portrait for herself.

② She wanted to look wealthy in portrait.

③ She was wearing a diamond necklace.

④ She was sure that she would die before her husband.

⑤ Mr. Flinders remarried right away.

128.我要让她发疯

福林德斯夫人决定让人给她画肖像。她告诉那位肖像画家说：“画我带着钻石耳环、钻石项链、祖母绿手镯，还有红宝石垂饰。

“但你现在没带这其中的任何一样饰品。

“我知道。福林德斯夫人说，“万一我先我丈夫死去，我肯定他会立刻再婚。我要让那个女人为寻找这些珠宝而发疯。

练习参考答案：

①F②T③F④F⑤F

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